Asymptomatic anisakiasis of the colon incidentally diagnosed and treatedduring colonoscopy by retroflexion in the ascending colon / Journal of Rural Medicine

ABSTRACT

<p>A 74-year-old man with diabetes underwent colonoscopy as routine screening for coloncancer. An <i>Anisakis</i> larva was found incidentally during colonoscopy usingthe retroflexion technique in the ascending colon, and was removed using a forceps.Asymptomatic colonic anisakiasis is very rare, and few reports have described diagnosisand treatment of anisakiasis during colonoscopy by the retroflexion technique in theascending colon. We have reported this rare case along with a literature review.</p>